Illustration Tutorials and Tips for the Traditional and Digital Artist - Monster Cutie » grayscale http://monstercutie.com/blog Illustration Tutorials and Tips for the Traditional and Digital Artist - Monster Cutie Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:34:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Snacking Cutie – Part 3, Cutie Grayscale Detailing http://monstercutie.com/blog/2009/12/17/snacking-cutie-part-3-cutie-grayscale-detailing/ http://monstercutie.com/blog/2009/12/17/snacking-cutie-part-3-cutie-grayscale-detailing/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:10:45 +0000 Jamie http://monstercutie.com/blog/?p=736 In part 3 of our walk through, we focus on rendering the cuties!

Please forgive the random philosophical and somewhat incoherent musings but I figured talking about what I was actually doing would be a bit repetitive, “okay, brush stroke, brush stroke, increase brush size, brush stroke, brush stroke, blah, blah…”

Other videos in this series:

  • Part 1 – Grayscale Sketching
  • Part 2 – Background Grayscale Detailing
  • Part 4 – Initial Color Blocking
  • Part 5 – Custom Brushes and Cutie Colors
  • Part 6 – Squid Hat Detailing
  • Part 7 – Devil in the Details
  • Part 8 – Bloody Sock
  • Part 9 – Doing the Butt
  • Part 10 – FIN
]]> http://monstercutie.com/blog/2009/12/17/snacking-cutie-part-3-cutie-grayscale-detailing/feed/ 3 Snacking Cutie – Part 2, Background Grayscale Detailing http://monstercutie.com/blog/2009/12/16/snacking-cutie-part-2-background-grayscale-detailing/ http://monstercutie.com/blog/2009/12/16/snacking-cutie-part-2-background-grayscale-detailing/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:52:04 +0000 Jamie http://monstercutie.com/blog/?p=729 Oh dear, two nights in a row! This time we focus on the background with reference photos to guide the direction of the sketch. Still working in grayscale.

Other videos in this series:

]]> http://monstercutie.com/blog/2009/12/16/snacking-cutie-part-2-background-grayscale-detailing/feed/ 0 Snacking Cutie – Part 1, Grayscale Sketching http://monstercutie.com/blog/2009/12/15/snacking-cutie-part-1-grayscale-sketching/ http://monstercutie.com/blog/2009/12/15/snacking-cutie-part-1-grayscale-sketching/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:38:11 +0000 Jamie http://monstercutie.com/blog/?p=714 In an attempt to improve my portfolio, we embark on a journey to paint a narrative portrait of two cuties. This is the first part where we lay out some sketchy lines and values. It looks like a train wreck now, but hopefully it’ll all pay off in the end.

Other videos in this series:

  • Part 2 – Background Grayscale Detailing
  • Part 3 – Cutie Grayscale Detailing
  • Part 4 – Initial Color Blocking
  • Part 5 – Custom Brushes and Cutie Colors
  • Part 6 – Squid Hat Detailing
  • Part 7 – Devil in the Details
  • Part 8 – Bloody Sock
  • Part 9 – Doing the Butt
  • Part 10 – FIN
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